Karachi: Three Hindus were gunned down in a remote southern Pakistani town in a dispute over a dancing girl with a local Muslim tribe on Monday..
According to report, the incident took place Chak town near Shikarpur district of Sindh province when two armed men open fire on a clinic, killing three Hindu doctors at the spot.
“Two men riding a motorbike opened fire at a clinic, killing three Hindu doctors and wounding a paramedic seriously,”
Pakistan Hindu Council chief Ramesh Kumar told foreign news agency that the dispute had erupted between the Hindu community and the local Muslim tribe after local Hindu boys brought a Muslim dancing girl to the area.
“Police raided the house where the girl was dancing and arrested four boys,” said Kumar.
He said that the issue had been taken to the local assembly of elders to be resolved peacefully after the ongoing Eid holidays, but before that could happen the shooting took place, he said.
The social and political circle condemned the incident and demanded of government to action against the attackers and protect minority in the area.
Meanwhile, the Hindu community staged a protest against the killing of the doctors before last rituals of the doctors.
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